05.04.2006 - Source: International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights

Demonstrating members of the National Democratic Union arrested ("Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2006 (Events of 2005)") [#48805],  [ID 15539]

"In the wake of the 2 December opposition rally, police officers virtually kidnapped from the streets about 30 demonstrators who were members of the Republic, Heritage and the National Democratic Union (NDU) political parties. In the course of the police operation, Karen Saghatelian, a member of the Republic party, as well as Levon Petrossian and Misha Sukiassian, sympathizers of that party, were forced into a police car. Others who experienced the same fate were Edgar Hakobian, member of Heritage party, as well as Margarita Manukian and her husband Vrezh Yeranossian, both NDU members, who were held for three hours and then released. The chairman of the Armenian Helsinki Committee and an attorney, who went to police stations of the central district and of Malatia district to provide legal assistance to those arrested were not allowed to meet with the arrestees."

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31.01.2006 - Source: Armenialiberty

Vazgen Manukian warns that his party National Democratic Union would boycott parliamentary elections if Armenian politics continues to degenerate into infighting among various government factions ("Opposition Leader Warns Of Election Boycott") [#43121],  [ID 2912]

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06.04.2005 - Source: International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights

Head of the Armavir branch of the National Democratic Union Party, Lavrenti Kirakosyan, sentenced to 1,5 years imprisonment ("Human Rights in the OSCE Region: Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2005 (Events 2004)") [#30950],  [ID 15540]

"On 30 March the prosecutor general’s office stated that a criminal case had been instigated against several opposition members, including Suren Surenyantz (member of the political board of the Republic Party, editor of the Republic electronic daily), Artak Gabrielyan (who had distributed fliers on 9 April calling citizens to participate in a meeting), Aramazd Zakaryan (member of the political board of the Republic Party), Vagharshak Harutyunyan (lieutenant general, former minister of defense), Jora Sapeyan (head of the Talin branch of the Republic Party), Lavrenti Kirakosyan (head of the Armavir branch of the National Democratic Union Party), and others. All of them were arrested. They were charged under article 301 (public calls at violently overthrowing the constitutional order) and article 318(2) (speeches or works of art insulting representatives of authorities, made or presented publicly or by means of the mass media) of the Criminal Code. Gabrielyan received a one year suspended prison sentence, Kirakosyan one-and-half unsuspended. All the men were later released on various grounds, including effective remorse or having served part of their sentence."

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